References: [2012] EWCA Civ 1720 Links: BailiiCoram: Ward, Hughes LJJ, Richards J The court was asked whether a contract compromising legal proceedings created a proprietary interest in property owned by the defendant in the proceedings and, if so, whether it took priority over a later charging order over the property. Notice of the charging order, but not the contract, was entered against the registered title to the property under the Land Registration Act 2002.